Screening for amnestic mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer's disease with MΤ (Memory Alteration Test) in the primary care population

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 294-304

  Rami, L ^a   Molinuevo, J L ^a   Sanchez Valle, R ^a   Bosch, B ^a   Villar, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cognition disorders; Diagnosis; Mild cognitive impairment; Neuropsychological tests; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SEMANTIC MEMORY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPAIN; VERBAL MEMORY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL RECALL; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SPAIN; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 34247617233     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1672     Document Type: Article

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